Children’s Services Program Manager

Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish? YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference. We’re women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work – apply today!



What You'll Do
YWCA Seattle|King|Snohomish, one of the largest nonprofits in the region, focuses on the needs of women, girls, and families in the community, is searching for a Children’s Services Program Manager to join their team in the Seattle/South King County, WA area. The Children’s Services Program Mangers is based out of The Willows in Rainer Valley. This role intertwines with every aspect of the YWCA’s work - from managing our children’s programs to providing resources to clients.  The YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. To this end, the YWCA’s Children & Youth Division provides a continuum of services to uplift young people, while centering those furthest away from opportunity. The Children & Youth Division cultivates academic engagement, leadership skills, healthy lifestyles, and strong racial identity development among our youth by providing engaging and culturally relevant services and by building strong networks of support.  The Children's Services Program Manager is critical in supporting the program staff and participants to achieve our mission.  Note: This position is fully onsite at YWCA Offices.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Children’s Services staff including: The Parent Child Plus Program, Afterschool, and Summer Programming
• Adhere to all Volunteer Services protocol relative to volunteer usage, recognition, and monitoring. Work alongside volunteers, where applicable; Help maintain and innovate existing programs
• Oversee the development and implementation of social and recreational after-school programming for homeless and low-income children and youth served at Willows
• Demonstrate understanding and incorporation of best practices and issues related to childhood development and the special needs of homeless and low-income children and youth.
• Serve as a liaison with stakeholders to communicate the program’s purpose, needs, future plans, and current issues related to the programs.
• Gather data on each of the programs’ metrics and spending to report to the Director.
• Maintain accurate records, submit reports on time and ensure direct reports do the same.

Additional Duties
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with YWCA staff throughout the agency
• Actively engages in agency-wide Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI), and strives for racially equitable outcomes; takes responsibility for creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming community by making room for people of color, trans and gender-non-conforming folks, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppressions
• Attend required safety trainings and meetings; follow all safety and health guidelines, standards, practices, policies, and procedures; and actively participate in the agency’s Emergency Preparedness program and activities

Requirements

• Minimum of an AA degree in Early Childhood, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work
• Have at least 3 years’ experience providing services to homeless and/or low-income children, youth, and families.
• High-level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Adobe DocuSign, and Zoom
• Proficient writing skills required for routine correspondence
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Attention to detail and strong organizational, writing, and record-keeping skills
• Well-honed public speaking skills
• Race and Social Justice Competency
• Able to apply race, gender equity knowledge to YWCA Annual Evaluation
• Ability to work with the public, clients, and staff from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds
• Commitment to working with homeless families and the ability to communicate effectively and in a caring way with any persons who are in crisis
• Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty
• Ability to work on-site and ability to travel when needed, to other YWCA locations
• Experience working with communities of color and people from different cultures other than your own
• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racist principles
• Demonstrated